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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

Queensland man Brendan Dent was last seen in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory more than a year ago, and his family hopes National Missing Person's Week will help them find some information on him.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

Top Stories

Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

Top Stories

Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker of the House of Representatives following sustained pressure over her travel expenses as Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces a "root and branch review" of the entitlements system.

Workers on Chevron's Gorgon LNG project off Western Australia's north-west coast will vote this week on whether to walk off the job, after they failed to secure a more family-friendly roster in a new enterprise agreement.

A woman who alleges she suffered horrific child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest accuses the Catholic Church of failing to honour its widely reported submission to the royal commission to treat victims with more compassion.

Queensland man Brendan Dent was last seen in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory more than a year ago, and his family hopes National Missing Person's Week will help them find some information on him.

The NSW Rural Fire Service is treating a bushfire in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, as suspicious. The fire has been revised down to an alert level after rain on the fire ground slowed the spread of the blaze.

If Christianity indeed fades into a distant misty past for most Australians, there is a real fear there will be nothing with which to replace it. Our historical ties to religion are too strong to simply dismiss.

This is no small, quirky sport-only story. This goes to the heart of this nation. And standing in the middle of it all is the Indigenous football star himself, who must wrestle with who he is, what he represents and where he's expected to take us.

We need to confront the changing nature of work and technology, and admit that jobs are on the line. Let's not bury our heads in the sand and let the discussion be dominated by vested interests and naysayers.